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Unsolved Mystery Research Project

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Who Would Win? Independent Animal Research Project- Digital or Non-Digital!

By Stop and Smell the Roses

Now includes an editable Googles Slides option for students along with a printable option that can be sent to students digitally! Perfect for distance learning!My students LOVE books from Scholastic’s Who Would Win? series and I wanted an extension

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Research, Projects, GATE

CCSS:

RI.3.4, RI.3.5, RI.3.10, RI.4.4, RI.4.9, RI.5.4, RI.5.9, W.3.3, W.3.7, W.3.8, W.4.3...

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Unsolved Mystery Research Project

By Stop and Smell the Roses

This is a research project I have been using with my upper elementary and middle school students that students love! First students choose an unsolved mystery to research from the list of topics included. New in 2023 are two student topic lists.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.7, RI.5.9, RI.5.10, RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.7, RI.6.8, RI.6.10...

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$Super Bowl Math- Whodunnit Math Mystery Enrichment$

Super Bowl Math- Whodunnit Math Mystery Enrichment

By Stop and Smell the Roses

Who stole the principal's football?This fun activity has students up and moving to solve a variety of addition, subtraction, 2-3 digit x 1 digit multiplication, division facts, customary measurement, time, reading a bar graph, multiples, order of

Subjects:

Math, Gifted and Talented, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

$3.00

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Adding and Subtracting Decimals Enrichment- Hermione's Missing Bag

By Stop and Smell the Roses

Now updated to include a completely digital friendly option- a link for students to click on and a separate student handout that can be sent to students digitally!I created this as a fun way for my students to tackle difficult problems focused on

Subjects:

Math, Gifted and Talented, Decimals

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

GATE, Centers

CCSS:

5.NBT.A.3, 5.NBT.A.3a, 5.NBT.A.3b, 5.NBT.B.7, 4.G.A.1, 6.NS.B.3, 4.NF.C.6, 4.NF.C.7, MP1, MP2

$3.00

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Graphic Organizers for Any Nonfiction Article, Book, or Chapter- Newsela, TFK

By Stop and Smell the Roses

This resource contains six handouts (personalized to each type of text) that could go along with any nonfiction article or book or chapter for 18 total handouts. These could include articles from Newsela, Scholastic News, Storyworks, Super Science,

Subjects:

Reading, Vocabulary, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Guided Reading Books, Centers

$3.50

$3.00

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Long Division Word Problem Task Cards & Google Form (one digit divisor)

By Stop and Smell the Roses

Now updated to include the same task cards as a Google Form (self-checking, digital task cards)!Need a fun Fall enrichment activity that is engaging and challenging for your students? Word problem practice is fun and easy with these task cards! I

Subjects:

Math, Gifted and Talented, Halloween

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

GATE, Task Cards, Centers

$3.00

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Angles and Lines Robot Project

By Stop and Smell the Roses

This is a great project I used with my third graders in which students design their own robot while applying their knowledge of the following vocabulary terms- point, line, endpoint, line segment, right angle, acute angle, obtuse angle,

Subjects:

Geometry, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Centers

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (0.89 MB)

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Google Slides Rubric- Fully Editable in Google Slides or Powerpoint

By Stop and Smell the Roses

I created this fully editable rubric to use with the presentations my students were creating after researching various topics. It can be used with Google Slides, Keynote, and Powerpoint presentations. There is a pdf copy of the rubric, an editable

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

GATE, Rubrics, Google Apps

$1.00

Digital Download ZIP (1.59 MB)

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Fall Jamboree Multiplication Enrichment-Whodunnit Mystery (Digital/Nondigital)

By Stop and Smell the Roses

Now updated to include a non-digital and digital-friendly (student pdf or Google Slides) version!This fun activity has students up and moving to solve multi-step problems in math class. Students solve problems and the correct answer gives them a

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Gifted and Talented, Word Problems

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

$3.00

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$Area & Perimeter of Rectangles & Squares Problem Solving-$

Area & Perimeter of Rectangles & Squares Problem Solving- Whodunnit Math Mystery

By Stop and Smell the Roses

Who stole The Garden Club's watering can?This fun activity has students up and moving to solve a variety of multi-step area and perimeter word problems- all with a fun garden theme. Students solve the problems and each correct answer gives them a

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Word Problems

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (0.55 MB)

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$World Series Math- Enrichment Problem Solving Activity (Di$

World Series Math- Enrichment Problem Solving Activity (Digital or Non-digital)

By Stop and Smell the Roses

Now updated to be completed digitally or non-digitally!Looking for a fun math enrichment activity that reviews key math concepts? This fun activity has students problem solving all with a fun baseball theme.Contents:Student versions of each set of

Subjects:

Math, Gifted and Talented, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

GATE, Centers

$4.00

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (4.73 MB)

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The Perfect Pet Research Project

By Stop and Smell the Roses

I created this differentiated project for my students to work on after we read pet-themed chapter books. Students LOVE pets and love the opportunity to focus on pets they are interested in. This project was very engaging and students loved

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Research, Projects

$5.00

$4.00

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Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes Critical Thinking Packet

By Stop and Smell the Roses

This is a packet of critical thinking questions to go along with the book Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes. I used these questions in my 8th grade English class. Students explore critical issues and make connections to issues that are relevant to their

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Writing

Grades:

8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Printables, Literature Circles

$5.00

Digital Download DOCX (0.06 MB)

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$March Madness Basketball Math Enrichment- Whodunnit Math Mystery$

March Madness Basketball Math Enrichment- Whodunnit Math Mystery

By Stop and Smell the Roses

Who stole the teacher's basketball bracket?This fun and challenging activity has students up and moving to solve a variety of problems. There are 10 problems with a focus on: geometry/customary measurement problem solving (perimeter, symmetry,

Subjects:

Geometry, Measurement, Order of Operations

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

GATE, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (1.56 MB)

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$5th/6th Grade Math Mixed Review- Whodunnit Math Mystery- D$

5th/6th Grade Math Mixed Review- Whodunnit Math Mystery- Digital or Non-Digital

By Stop and Smell the Roses

*Now updated to include a student activity handout that can be sent to students electronically so the whole activity can be completed digitally! Perfect for distance learning!Who stole the gumball machine from the principal's office?This fun

Subjects:

Fractions, Gifted and Talented, Word Problems

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, GATE, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (0.91 MB)

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Magical World Rounding to Tens, Hundreds, and Thousands Enrichment

By Stop and Smell the Roses

I created this as a fun activity for my students to tackle word problems and review rounding as well as addition and subtraction with regrouping. Harry, Ron, and Hermione are getting ready for the school year and have discovered that their Defense

Subjects:

Math, Gifted and Talented, Place Value

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

GATE, Centers

CCSS:

3.NBT.A.1, 3.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.A.3, 4.NBT.B.4

$3.00

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$Plan a Fall Party Math Enrichment PBL Project$

Plan a Fall Party Math Enrichment PBL Project

By Stop and Smell the Roses

50% off for a short time!I created this as a fun fall project-based math enrichment activity for my students after they learned 3 digit by 1 digit multiplication, 2 x 2 multiplication, and had just started doing long division. The project has 5 math

Subjects:

Math, Basic Operations, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, GATE, Google Apps

$3.00

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (1.54 MB)

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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Enrichment- Harry's Missing Broom

By Stop and Smell the Roses

Now updated for an easy distance learning activity!I created this as a fun way for my 4th grade students to tackle word problems focused on parallel and perpendicular lines. Harry's broom has been stolen before the big quidditch match between

Subjects:

Math, Geometry, Word Problems

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Centers

CCSS:

4.G.A.1

$3.00

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$Adding/Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Whod$

Adding/Subtracting Fractions with Unlike Denominators Whodunnit Math Mystery

By Stop and Smell the Roses

Who stole the microphone for the winter concert? This fun activity has students up and moving to solve multi-step addition and subtraction fraction problems. Students solve the problems and each correct answer gives them a clue in figuring out who

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Word Problems

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download PDF (2.06 MB)

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$Hersheypark Math Scavenger Hunt- Math Review & Enrichment$

Hersheypark Math Scavenger Hunt- Math Review & Enrichment for grades 4 & 5

By Stop and Smell the Roses

Now updated to include a distance learning handout for students to easily access the activity from home!I created this as a fun end of year activity for my 4th grade students to tackle word problems and review 4th grade math concepts. Students are

Subjects:

Math, Fractions, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

GATE, Centers

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (2.26 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I taught English at the middle school level for four years. Next, I was a math coach at the elementary level. I taught fourth grade five years, was a reading specialist/literacy coach two years, and have been a gifted support teacher at the elementary level since 2016!

MY TEACHING STYLE

I always strive to make engaging lessons and activities. If my students are not engaged, they are not learning. I am also a mom of three young children; because of this, I want to create resources that are ready to use and help to develop a consistent structure in my classroom on which students can depend.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Citadel Heart of Teaching Nominee

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received my bachelor's in elementary education, then obtained a master's in Education: Reading and Language, Secondary. I am certified:elementary, 7-12 math and 5-8 English and social studies.I also have my administrator's certificate, reading specialist certificate, and literacy coaching endorsement. I also coach boys and girls volleyball at our high school!

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Science, Social Studies, U.S. History, Math Test Prep, Gifted and Talented, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Word Problems, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Place Value, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, End of Year, Engineering, Close Reading